GrabnWatch

HLS guide

How to convert HLS to MP4 with GrabnWatch

On Android, use the GrabnWatch app to save the video. On desktop, use a ready command or VLC to turn a GrabnWatch HLS playlist into a video file.

Download with a command

GrabnWatch creates ready-to-use commands for each video quality. You do not need to edit them.

  1. Select an HLS quality in your GrabnWatch result.
  2. Copy the yt-dlp command.
  3. Paste it into your terminal. Press Enter.
  4. If yt-dlp does not work, try the ffmpeg command.
Get yt-dlp Get ffmpeg

Download with VLC

Install the free VLC media player before you start. These steps work on Windows and macOS. Screenshots show macOS; some VLC menu names look slightly different on Windows.

Download VLC

Before you start

  1. On your GrabnWatch result, click the play icon next to the HLS quality. This downloads a small .m3u8 playlist file.
  2. In VLC, open Playback. If Repeat One has a check mark, click it once to turn it off.

Repeat One must be off. If it is on, VLC will convert the video in a loop.

Save the video on desktop

  1. Open VLC. On macOS, click File, then Convert / Stream... On Windows, click Media, then Convert / Save...

    VLC File menu with Convert / Stream selected

  2. Click Open media...

    Open media button in the VLC Convert and Stream window

  3. Choose the .m3u8 file that you downloaded from GrabnWatch.

    Downloaded GrabnWatch m3u8 playlist selected

  4. Keep Video - H.264 + MP3 (MP4) selected. Click Save as File.

    VLC profile selected and Save as File button marked

  5. Click Browse...

    Browse button for choosing the output file

  6. Choose a folder and file name. Then click Save.

    Output file selected and VLC Save button marked

  7. If VLC says the file already exists, click Overwrite. Skip this step if you do not see the message.

    VLC file exists message with Overwrite button marked

  8. Wait until the progress bar reaches the end. Do not close VLC. Your video will be in the folder you chose.

    VLC conversion progress bar moving toward the end

Android: first, get the app

Install the GrabnWatch Android app. Start the download from GrabnWatch.com.

Get Android app

Before you start

The app has no URL box. Open GrabnWatch.com on your Android phone and start there.

Save the video on Android

  1. Paste the video page link into GrabnWatch.com. Tap Grab.

    Grab button on GrabnWatch.com on Android

  2. In the result, tap Open in App • HLS. If the app is not installed, tap Download APK first.

    Open in App HLS button in a GrabnWatch result

  3. Wait while the app checks the link.

    GrabnWatch Android app checking the video source

  4. When the result is ready, tap Download. If it does not start, tap Download (alt). Use Play only if you want to watch the video first.

    Play, Download, and Download alt buttons in the GrabnWatch Android app

  5. Wait while the notification says Downloading video... Do not tap Cancel.

    Android notification showing video download progress

  6. Wait for Video saved to Downloads. Your MP4 file is now in the Downloads folder.

    Android notification saying the video was saved to Downloads
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